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The Home and the World (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
The Home and the World - Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Author:Rabindranath Tagore, Surendranath Tagore (Translator) Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconcilable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflic... more »t in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947.